A Publication of the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association PAThoroughbred pabred.com June 2019 pabred.com Issue 63 REPORT New PHBA President Strong Sales Greg Newell Market for PA-Breds Producing com mer cially attractive horses that are also Pennsyl vania- bred, and thus backed by the state’s Page 3 lucrative breeding program, has Page 9 resulted in significant increases in average price over the last two years. News on Social Media Zipper’s Hero: If you didn’t catch the notes the first time, including a new series about the next generation working in the breeding and racing industry, Getting Better With Age visit the PA Bred Facebook Page Page 15 Like a fine wine, Mario O. Mangini’s Zipper’s Hero has gotten better as she ages. In the last two years, the 6-year- 2019 PA-Bred old multiple stakes-winning daughter of Partner’s Hero has only failed to hit Stakes Schedule the board one time and was named a Page 6 Page 16 champion last year at Parx. Jump Start’s legacy in Pennsylvania There are the numbers. And then there was the horse. Northview PA’s Jump Start, the leading sire in the Mid-Atlantic region A Letter from Executive for the past five years, lost his Secretary Brian Sanfratello Page 12 battle with colitis on May 19 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Page 11 New Bolton Center at age 20. 40th Annual Iroquois Awards Honoring the PA-Bred Champions of 2018 Friday, June 7, 2019 Horse of the Year SHAMROCK ROSE 2-Year-Old Female bred by Best A Luck Farm LLC Older Female AMY FARAH FOWLER SPRING QUALITY FAHAN MURA bred by Blackstone Farm LLC bred by George Strawbridge Jr. bred by Michael J. Moran PLEASE FLATTER ME UNIQUE BELLA IMPLY bred by Mary Katherine Haire bred by Brushwood Stable bred by Barlar LLC TARA’S TALENT UNIQUE BELLA bred by Glenn E. Brok LLC Female Sprinter bred by Brushwood Stable SHAMROCK ROSE 2-Year-Old Male bred by Best A Luck Farm LLC Older Male CALL PAUL ZIPPER’S HERO APPEALING FUTURE bred by Beatrice Patterson & Vicky Schowe bred by Peter Giangiulio bred by Jon A. Marshall DELTA EXPRESS ARMY MULE bred by Scott Bunker & Cynthia Bartkowski Male Sprinter bred by Hope Hill Farm SPLICETHEMAINBRACE APPEALING FUTURE RUBY BLEU bred by Swilcan Stables LLC bred by Jon A. Marshall bred by Donald L. Brown ARMY MULE SPRING QUALITY 3-Year-Old Female bred by Hope Hill Farm bred by George Strawbridge Jr. COSMIC BURST FIELDER bred by Pewter Stable bred by HNR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC Broodmare DIXIE SERENADE SMOOTH B SLEW’S QUALITY bred by Fantasy Lane Stable bred by St. Omers Farm & WynOaks Farm LLC Dam of SHAMROCK ROSE SHAMROCK ROSE SPRING STAR bred by Best A Luck Farm LLC Turf Female Dam of SPRING QUALITY DADDY IS A LEGEND UNRIVALED BELLE 3-year-old Male bred by HNR Nothhaft Horseracing LLC Dam of UNIQUE BELLA NAVY COMMANDER FAHAN MURA bred by Swilcan Stables LLC bred by Michael J. Moran Steeplechaser SMOKIN’ NITRO LIL ROCKERFELLER bred by Michael R. Cox Turf Male bred by Brushwood Stable FAST AND ACCURATE SMOOTH B bred by John R. Penn SENIOR SENATOR bred by St. Omers Farm & WynOaks Farm LLC bred by Charles CD McGill SPRING QUALITY bred by George Strawbridge Jr. Strong Sales Market for PA-Breds by Linda Dougherty Breeding and selling for auction sales of 2-year-olds was up nearly 50 percent all of whom have enjoyed success in the sales last year over 2017 totals, from $1,871,000 ring for the last several years. has always been an unpredictable to $2,785,700. “We raised the quality of our broodmares, business, but producing commer - “I think you’re starting to see a better-bred and now produce about 45-55 foals each cially attractive horses that are horse in Pennsylvania,” said Brian Sanfratello, year,” said Black. Blackstone Farm is located in executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Horse Pine Grove, about 25 miles northeast of Penn also Pennsyl vania-bred, and thus Breeders Association. “Breeders are willing to National Race Course. backed by the state’s lucrative spend a little more, as they are confident in our Black said that the stability of the Penn- breeding program, has resulted program. You can see it in the stallions that are sylvania breeding program, whereby monies standing for their first and second years. The from the Race Horse Development Fund are in significant increases in average Pennsylvania yearling and 2-year-old auction now protected from being taken by Harrisburg price over the last two years. numbers have increased in both 2017 and lawmakers, has benefitted his business. If law- makers were to touch the Fund monies, the According to statistics released by The 2018. A Pennsylvania-bred is even more at- penalties would be significant. Jockey Club, average price for Pennsylva- tractive to buyers because of the number of “It’s helped tremendously,” said Black of nia-bred yearlings rose a combined 30 percent restricted races, stakes and percentage of the Fund protection. “We’ve even had more in 2017-18 from 2016 levels, from $43,665 owner bonuses. I’m confident this trend will people request to board their horses here. A to $56,857 last year. continue.” couple of years back, people were down on Average price for 2-year-olds jumped 20 The strong market is music to the ears of the Pennsylvania program, but I believe you’ll percent over the same two-year period, from Pennsylvania breeders Doug Black of Black- $57,494 in 2016 to $69,642 last year. Gross stone Farm, as well as Steve and Jane Long, continues on page 5 PA THOROUGHBRED REPORT 3 NO STALLION MOVES UP MARES LIKE UPTOWNCHARLYBROWN Average Earnings Index 2.19 Comparable Index 0.81 4th Highest AEI in all of N.A. Same AEI as current leading sire QUALITY ROAD Only CURLIN, WAR FRONT and TAPIT have higher AEIs. And none of them move up their mares like this horse! LIFETIME PROGENY STATS: $86,255 AVERAGE EARNINGS/STARTER 20% STAKES HORSES FROM STARTERS 70% WINNERS FROM STARTERS MIDNIGHTCHARLY captures $100,000 Lyman H bringing his earnings to $243,480 $4,500 LFSN. $3,500 to PA-foaling mares Inquiries to Bob Hutt 732-241-6606 [email protected] GlennGlenn andand BeckyBecky BrokBrok www.utcbstud.com Mohrsville, PA DiamondBFarmPA.comDiamondBFarmPA.com SALES MARKET continued from page 3 see the foal crop numbers spike back up this Steve and Jane Long began breeding Penn- petitive Edge at the Keeneland April 2-year-olds year.” sylvania-breds about 12 years ago at their farm in training sale. The filly is out of the Longs’ In 2018, horses bred by Blackstone Farm in Airville, York County, initially breeding to race, mare Lefreakcestchic, and was purchased for sold extremely well at auctions across the with homebreds trained by Jonathan Sheppard. $235,000 by Shepherd Equine Advisors, agent country. At the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July year- Their horses have also sold extremely well at for Larry Hirsch. ling sale, Blackstone’s Street Sense yearling auction. Long said that What Am I Gonna Do had a “Our goal is to always raise healthy horses,” colt out of Mahkama, by Bernardini, sold to foal by Gormley this year, and will go to Practical said Jane Long. “That’s very important to us. Godolphin for $350,000; at the Saratoga select Joke, while Lefreakcestchic is likely to go back There fore, when they go to the sales, they do sale in August, three Blackstone-bred yearlings Competitive Edge. sold for an average price of $177,000, with top pretty well. We have to be willing to go either way – keep to race, or sell. The bottom line is the The strong market for Pennsylvania-breds price being $250,000 for a Candy Ride (Arg)— at auction is also reflected by the progeny of Rhys filly. health and physical well-being of our horses.” Last season, the Longs sold a full brother to regional sires. At the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic At the 2018 Keeneland September yearling their multiple stakes-winning mare Great Soul Two-Year-Olds in Training sale at Timonium sale, Blackstone bred five of the eight six-fig- at the Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Fall Yearling sale May 20-21, Patty Miller, EQB Inc., agent went ure Pennsylvania-breds, topped by a $300,000 at Timonium for $120,000. By Great Notion out to $120,000 to buy Hip 118, a daughter of Quality Road—Circumspect (by Discreet Cat) of What Am I Gonna Do, by Partner’s Hero, the Pennsylvania stallion Weigelia. Named Our filly and a $210,000 colt by Honor Code—Es- colt, named Valued Notion, was purchased by Dixie Blue, the filly is out of the Dixie Union cape With Me, by Arazi. Hillwood Stable and has yet to start. Overall, last year’s Keeneland September mare Dixie wood, and was bred by Christopher In addition to Valued Notion, the Longs have Schartz and WynOaks Farm. sale was an especially good one for Pennsylva- sold other foals out of What Am I Gonna Do. Weigelia has stood at WynOaks Farm, lo- nia-breds, as 24 sold for a total of $2,692,500, They include Magic Soul, a filly by Street Ma- cated in Delta, Pa., since the beginning of his for an average price of $112,188. gician, who brought $33,000 as a yearling at And the Blackstone horses can run: Among Timonium and then was resold as a $95,000 stud career.